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THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET<br/>
<span class=large>EZEKIEL</span>
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CHAPTER 37
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Israel shall inherit the land in the resurrection—The stick of Judah (Bible) and the stick of Joseph (Book of Mormon) become one in the Lord’s hand—Israel shall be gathered and cleansed—The Messiah shall reign over them—They shall receive the everlasting gospel covenant.
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The</span> <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 1: 3.">hand</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> was upon me, and <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Kgs. 18: 12; Luke 4: 1.">carried</a> me out in the <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/1c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG God, Spirit of.">spirit</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and set me down in the midst of the valley which <i>was</i> full of bones,
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And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, <i>there were</i> very many in the open valley; and, lo, <i>they were</i> very dry.
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And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/3a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR resurrect.">live</a>?  And I answered, O Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>, thou knowest.
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Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span> unto these bones; Behold, I will cause <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Breath of Life.">breath</a> to enter into you, and ye shall live:
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And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 138: 17 (11-17, 43).">bone</a> to his bone.
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And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but <i>there was</i> no breath in them.
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Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/9a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB spirit, breath, or wind.">wind</a>, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>; Come from the four <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Dan. 11: 4; Rev. 7: 1.">winds</a>, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
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So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Breath of Life.">breath</a> came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
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&#182; Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Isa. 49: 14.">lost</a>: we are cut off for our parts.
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Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>; Behold, O my people, I will open your <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about.">graves</a>, and cause you to <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/12b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Resurrection.">come</a> up out of your graves, and <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/12c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Israel, Gathering of.">bring</a> you into the <sup>d</sup><a href="ezek/37/12d" mark="d" type="A" title="Ezek. 36: 28 (24-28).">land</a> of Israel.
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And ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
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And shall put my <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 40: 23 (16-24); D&C 88: 15 (15-17).">spirit</a> in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> have spoken <i>it,</i>  and performed <i>it,</i> saith the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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&#182; The word of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> came again unto me, saying,
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Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/16a" mark="a" type="S" title="HEB wood. Wooden writing tablets were in common use in Babylon in Ezekiel’s day; Num. 17: 2 (1-10); TG Scriptures to Come Forth.">stick</a>, and <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/16b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Preservation of.">write</a> upon it, For <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/16c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Israel, Judah, People of.">Judah</a>, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and <sup>d</sup><a href="ezek/37/16d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Scriptures, Writing of.">write</a> upon it, For <sup>e</sup><a href="ezek/37/16e" mark="e" type="B" title="TG Israel, Joseph, People of.">Joseph</a>, the <sup>f</sup><a href="ezek/37/16f" mark="f" type="A" title="D&C 27: 5.">stick</a> of Ephraim, and <i>for</i> all the house of Israel his companions:
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And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 13: 41; 2 Ne. 3: 12.">one</a> in thine hand.
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&#182; And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 12: 9; Ezek. 24: 19.">what</a> thou <i>meanest</i> by these?
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Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>; Behold, I will take the stick of <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Book of Mormon.">Joseph</a>, which <i>is</i> in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, <i>even</i> with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
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&#182; And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
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And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord <span class='smallcaps'>God</span>; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/21a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB nations, or gentiles.">heathen</a>, whither they be gone, and will <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/21b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Israel, Gathering of.">gather</a> them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
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And I will make them <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/22a" mark="a" type="C" title="Jer. 50: 4; John 10: 16; TG Unity.">one</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/22b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Israel, Restoration of.">nation</a> in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/22c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ezek. 34: 23.">one</a> king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more <sup>d</sup><a href="ezek/37/22d" mark="d" type="D" title="The tribes led by Judah and by Ephraim were historically adversaries (after events of 1 Kgs. 12: 16-20). In the latter days this enmity will be healed.">two</a> nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
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Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 36: 25.">idols</a>, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/23b" mark="b" type="A" title="Zech. 9: 16.">save</a> them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/23c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Purification.">cleanse</a> them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
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And <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jer. 30: 9; Ezek. 34: 23.">David</a> my servant <i>shall be</i> king over them; and they all shall have one <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/24b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Shepherds.">shepherd</a>: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
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And they shall dwell in the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 28: 25; Ezek. 36: 28.">land</a> that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, <i>even</i> they, and their children, and their children’s children for <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/25b" mark="b" type="A" title="Isa. 60: 21.">ever</a>: and my servant David <i>shall be </i>their <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/25c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ezek. 34: 24; Ezek. 44: 3.">prince</a> for ever.
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Moreover I will make a <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/26a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 34: 25.">covenant</a> of peace with them; it shall be an <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/26b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG New and Everlasting Covenant.">everlasting</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/26c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Restoration of the Gospel.">covenant</a> with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my <sup>d</sup><a href="ezek/37/26d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG God, Presence of; TG Temple.">sanctuary</a> in the midst of them for evermore.
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My <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 124: 38 (37-40).">tabernacle</a> also shall be with them: yea, I will be their <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/27b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ezek. 34: 24 (20-31).">God</a>, and they shall be my people.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="ezek/37/28a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Heathen.">heathen</a> shall <sup>b</sup><a href="ezek/37/28b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG God, Knowledge about.">know</a> that I the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> do <sup>c</sup><a href="ezek/37/28c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Sanctification.">sanctify</a> Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
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